A child marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is:
Under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, a child marriage is voidable at the option of the child party under Section 3, but Section 12 makes it void in specified…
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A child marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is:
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Under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, a child marriage is voidable at the option of the child party under Section 3, but Section 12 makes it void in specified circumstances such as enticement, force, fraud, or trafficking of the child, so it is "generally voidable, but void in certain specific situations".
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